Iron-based materials as tar depletion catalysts in biomass gasification: Dependency on oxygen potential

Fuel

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 71-78

  Nordgreen, Thomas ^a   Nemanova, Vera ^a   Engvall, Klas ^a   Sjöström, Krister ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Metallic iron; Oxygen potential catalytic tar reduction

Indexed keywords

BED REACTORS; BED TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CATALYST MATERIAL; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GASIFICATION TEMPERATURES; IRON-BASED; METALLIC IRON; METALLIC STATE; OXIDATION STATE; OXYGEN POTENTIAL; OXYGEN POTENTIAL CATALYTIC TAR REDUCTION; PRODUCER GAS; PRODUCT GAS; REDUCTION CAPACITY; SINTERED IRON; TAR CRACKING; WUSTITE;

BASIC OXYGEN PROCESS; BIOMASS; CATALYSTS; GASES; HOLMIUM; IRON; IRON OXIDES; IRON POWDER; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SINTERING;

TAR;

EID: 84857040381     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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